Chiba Jets

Chiba Jets Funabashi
Chiba Jets Funabashi logo
LeaguesB.LEAGUE PREMIER
Founded2005 (2005)
HistoryChiba Jets
(2005–2017)
Chiba Jets Funabashi
(2017–present)
ArenaLaLa Arena Tokyo-Bay
Capacity11,000
LocationFunabashi, Chiba
Team colors     
Main sponsorKintaro Home
Team managerYuta Ikeuchi
Head coachKovács Adrián
OwnershipMixi
Championships1 B.League
5 Emperor's Cup
2 East Asia Super League
Conference titles4 B.League Eastern Conference
Retired numbers2 (0)(11)
WebsiteOfficial site

Chiba Jets Funabashi (千葉ジェッツふなばし, Chiba Jettsu Funabashi), more commonly known as the Chiba Jets, are a Japanese professional basketball team based in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture. Owned by Mixi, the team competes in the B.League Premier, the highest division of the B.League, as a member of the Eastern Conference.[1] The team plays its home games at LaLa Arena Tokyo-Bay.

The Jets also won the East Asia Super League (EASL) in 2024, and an exhibition season title in 2017.[2] The 2024 championship was won behind season MVP Yuki Togashi, who scored 20 points in the final against Seoul SK Knights.[3] They have also won five Emperor's Cups.

Arenas

The Jets currently play in the Funabashi Arena in Funabashi, but are expected to move to the Arena Tokyo Bay, which is scheduled to open in spring 2024.[4]

Honours

Domestic

  • B.League
    • Champions (1): 2020–21
    • Runner-up (3): 2017–18, 2018–19, 2022–23
    • Conference Champions (4): 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021–22 ,2022–23
  • Emperor's Cup
    • Champions (5): 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024
    • Runner-up (1): 2022

Continental

Season by season

Season Tier League Regular season Position after playoffs Emperor's Cup East Asia Super League
2016–17 1 B1 3rd Quarterfinal Champions -
2017–18 1 B1 1st Runner-up Champions Super 8 Winners
2018–19 1 B1 1st Runner-up Champions -
2019–20 1 B1 3rd Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Round of 16 -
2020–21 1 B1 2nd Champions Quarterfinal -
2021–22 1 B1 1st Quarterfinal Runner-up -
2022–23 1 B1 1st Runner-up Champions -
2023–24 1 B1 3rd Semifinal Champions Champions
2024–25 1 B1 2nd Semifinal Quarterfinal -
2025–26 1 B1 2nd Semifinal Quarterfinal -

Roster

Gavin Edwards

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Chiba Jets Funabashi roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
F 1 Japan Yuta Watanabe 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 31 – (1994-10-13)13 October 1994
G 2 Japan Yuki Togashi 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) 33 – (1993-07-30)30 July 1993
G/F 4 Japan Naoki Tashiro 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 33 – (1993-06-24)24 June 1993
G 5 Japan Riku Segawa 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 20 – (2006-08-14)14 August 2006
G 6 Japan Bruce Kanno 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 23 – (2003-05-06)6 May 2003
SG 8 United States Brandon Randolph 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 28 – (1997-09-02)2 September 1997
F 12 Japan Ren Kanechika 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 23 – (2003-03-11)11 March 2003
F/C 13 Japan Kotaro Fukami 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 18 – (2008-08-25)25 August 2008
PF 17 Japan Takumi Sato 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 24 – (2001-12-18)18 December 2001
SF 19 United States Nate Williams 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 27 – (1999-02-12)12 February 1999
C 22 Japan Nyika Williams 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 39 – (1987-07-09)9 July 1987
C 24 United States Matt Costello 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 33 – (1993-08-05)5 August 1993
F 25 Japan Gaku Arao 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 39 – (1987-01-15)15 January 1987
SF 28 Japan Kai Sugawara 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 23 – (2003-02-28)28 February 2003
G/F 31 Japan Shuta Hara 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 32 – (1993-12-17)17 December 1993
Head coach

Hungary Adrián Kovács

Assistant coach(es)

Japan Shinya Ogawa
Japan Miguel Zapata
Japan Atsushi Inagaki

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Individual awards

Yuki Togashi
Yuta Watanabe
  • East Asia Super League Final MVP
  • East Asia Super League Best Five
  • League Final MVP
  • League MVP
  • League Best Five
    • Yuki Togashi (2017,2018,2019,2020,2021,2022,2023,2024)
    • Shuta Hara (2023)
    • Christopher Smith (2023)
  • League 2nd TEAM
  • League Best 6th Man
  • Defensive Player of the Year
    • Shuta Hara (2023,2025)
  • League Assist leader
  • League Rebound leader
  • League Steal leader
  • League 3point pct leader
    • Kosuke Ishii (2019)
  • League Rookie of the Year
    • Ren Kanechika (2024)
  • League MIP
    • Riku Segawa (2025)
  • League Coach of the Year
  • Emperor's Cup MVP

Notable players

To appear in this section a player must have either:

- Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
- Played at least one official international match for his senior national team.

Coaches

Arenas

Practice facilities

They practice at the 「ROCK ICE BASE」 in Yachiyo.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "ミクシィ、Bリーグ千葉ジェッツの実質オーナーに". 14 April 2019.
  2. ↑ "EASL Champions Chiba Jets Celebrate a Perfect Season". East Asia Super League. 2024-03-11. Archived from the original on 2025-01-04. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  3. ↑ "Schedule | EASL". www.easl.basketball. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  4. ↑ A new live music and sport arena is opening in Tokyo Bay Timeout. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  5. ↑ 千葉ジェッツ専用練習場、ロックアイスベースの魅力 月バス.com. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
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